Method and system for signaling presence of users in a networked environment
US6148328A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/185
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Dynamic information is unobtrusively provided to a target user about other users in an online environment. The target user is informed of the arrival and departure from the environment of particular selected users. Additionally, an indication of an aggregate number of users in the environment is given to the target user.
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